The Board remands the claims for service connection of various finger and hand disabilities, wrist disabilities, and a cervical spine strain due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The claims require further examination as there is no objective evidence supporting the Veteran's subjective complaints and the VA examinations are inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- right index finger disability, left index finger disability, right little finger disability, left little finger disability, right long finger disability, left long finger disability, right ring finger disability, left ring finger disability, right thumb disability, left thumb disability, right hand/wrist disability, to include carpal tunnel syndrome, left hand/wrist disability, to include carpal tunnel syndrome, cervical spine strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25034161
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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